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How to Persist While on the List
Get PDFKidney transplant recipients have the longest wait time and highest depression rates out of all solid organ transplants. Various strategies to help manage depression and anxiety in this patient population have been studied including mindfulness interventions, social support systems, and treatment with antidepressants. Studies have shown that mindfulness interventions lowered depression and anxiety scores in patients from baseline to six months. A strong support system in patients has also been shown to improve patients’ likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant. In addition, treatment with antidepressants improves patients’ overall outcomes without impacting their likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant
VIEWPOINT ARTICLE: Postural Yoga: A Bridge or a Barrier to Spiritual Growth?
No full textCHAITANYA CHARAN DASA reflects on his transformative journey from atheism to Bhakti yoga, exploring the evolving dynamics of yoga within the broader Vedic tradition, and its interaction with other spiritual paradigms, particularly Christianity. Initially skeptical of both self-help literature and the modern postural yoga movement, he grew to appreciate their potential as entry points to spiritual growth, especially in Western outreach contexts. Drawing from his decades-long practice of Bhakti yoga and cross-cultural experiences, he addresses the tensions between universality and specificity in spiritual practices, critiques cultural misappropriations of yoga, and examines the phenomenon of Christian Yoga as a microcosm of broader interfaith and intercultural dialogues. Dasa proposes that yoga, as both a practice and a philosophy, can serve as a bridge to higher consciousness and spiritual unity when approached with integrity and inclusivity, fostering a deeper connection to the Divine across traditions
Discrimination by Association: The Role of Race and Exoneration in Hiring Decisions
Get PDFPeople convicted of felonies are often discriminated against when applying for jobs after prison (Mikkelson & Schweitzer, 2019). Interestingly, exonerated individuals are also discriminated against upon their release, even though they were wrongfully convicted. To date, there has been no direct comparison of the discrimination between these two groups when they are applying for jobs. The present study closes this gap by comparing the application strength of candidates with varying categories of race, legal status, and community support. We collected data from 299 CloudResearch participants online and presented them with job application materials that they evaluated as if they were hiring managers. Results showed that across all independent variables, the applicant who was guilty of the crime was rated significantly lower than the other candidates. Additionally, the applicant who falsely confessed was also viewed less favorably than the control group in terms of character. These findings suggest that attitude, policy, and program changes are needed to improve the reentry process for people who have been incarcerated, including those who have been exonerated
Hidalga
Get PDFHidalga is a collection of eight short fiction stories featuring Mexican women. Some of the stories take place in Mexico and some in the U.S., others in imagined spaces that borrow cultural flavors and symbols from memories of growing up in the north of Mexico as acknowledgement of the liminal identities that are born from immigration.
Through blending humor and sensuality with serious matters like classism and sexism, the stories in Hidalga ask questions about morality and social rules with tender empathy for each character.
In Hidalga, the story after which the collection is named, a failed high school student searches to redeem herself intellectually and romantically.
Neighbors, tells the story of thirteen-year-old friends and their coming of age in a neighborhood where a known exhibitionist lives.
Found Objects, is a comedy about two women in their thirties navigating the humiliations that come with trying to find romance.
Pyotr Fixed All My Problems, is a surreal story about the delusions that become necessary for the survival of a marriage.
Failing Chemistry, is another story about a high school student\u27s romantic and academic woes.
Texas History is a blended fiction essay about the complicated legacies of the wars in the Texan border and a woman\u27s personal battles in that same geographical space.
Lorena\u27s Story, is also about a woman battling society\u27s expectations - even if it means losing everything.
Lastly, in The Interpreter, an artist navigates the body as an objective observer and as a instrument of language
Repatriation in the Modern Museum World: Practical Problems Surrounding Decolonization of Collections
Get PDFMuseums are home to many artifacts that allow us to learn about and understand people from around the world. However, many artifacts kept in Western (primarily North American and European) museums have origins steeped in colonial ideas of cultural superiority and collections acquired through ethically questionable means. Many institutions have been working to decolonize their collections by evaluating their objects\u27 cultural origins and repatriating some pieces when possible. By repatriating (returning) objects of cultural patrimony as specified by laws such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), museums uphold their ethical duties and improve the quality of their collection. However, many museums have struggled to repatriate due to practical, ideological, and bureaucratic barriers. As part of my ethnographic research, including participant observation and interviews at two Indianapolis museums, I have engaged in the repatriation process and analyzed the challenges that modern museums face as they work to decolonize their collections and exhibit spaces. Through ethnographic and historical research, I have been able to highlight some of the major challenges that museums face during the repatriation process and many of the ways that they have been able to strive for successful repatriation